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Kos Town


Located in the Turkish quarter, called Platani, on the way toward the Asklepeion, this casual grill house is tops for heaping portions of tender kebabs and delicious dips with fresh pitta. It's a bit of a dreary 2.5km walk from the centre; bike it or catch a cab, but it's an interesting little area once you're there.


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2. Odeion

0.91 MILES

Built on the site of an even older Greek predecessor, this 2nd-century Roman theatre seated around 750 spectators. In summer, performances are sometimes…

3. Xysto

0.93 MILES

This cluster of Doric columns once supported the roof of an open-sided portion of the ancient gymnasium.

4. Nymphaeum

0.94 MILES

Despite its misleading name, this columned structure was actually a public toilet.

5. Western Excavation Site

0.95 MILES

This open archaeological site, south of the centre, holds ancient ruins uncovered by an earthquake in 1933. Its real treasures are the mosaics of the…

7. House of Europa

1 MILES

You can still sense the opulence of this 2nd-century private villa, of which the chief surviving relic is a superb mosaic floor depicting the abduction of…

8. Casa Romana

1.11 MILES

Reopened to the public in 2015 after years of restoration, Casa Romana is believed to have been constructed during Hellenistic times and remodelled until…